[rgbrenner]

The average business founder is aprox 40 years old. 2/3rds of surviving startups are by people over 40 years old. And this quote: The study also found that people over 55 are almost twice as likely to launch high-growth startups than those aged 20 to 34. http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2012/09/03/do-...

Of course, that doesn't mean this article is correct.. since it doesn't show how old the pitchers were. It's entirely possible there is no age discrimination, if older people just dont apply (perhaps it's a raw deal.. or perhaps they don't need the money, since they have resources of their own.).

[dohertyjf]

I was thinking that was the more interesting backstory when I submitted it, actually.